Lead Talent Partner, Engineering

You will lead technical hiring in a globally distributed Web3 environment, combining hands-on recruiting with people leadership. You'll manage a small team of Talent Partners while acting as a strategic partner to Engineering, Product, Security and Research leaders. You'll shape hiring strategy, elevate hiring quality, develop recruiting capability, and continuously improve how the company attracts, assesses and hires exceptional talent. You'll operate in a high-ambiguity environment where talent density is a competitive advantage, and where your hiring decisions directly impact product velocity and ecosystem growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead coach and develop a team of Talent Partners supporting their growth performance and delivery
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define hiring strategy role calibration and execution across multiple teams
• Own full-cycle recruiting for critical high-impact technical roles while supporting your team on their most strategic searches
• Set a high bar for recruiting excellence through coaching structured hiring practices and consistent hiring quality
• Design and continuously improve hiring processes interview frameworks and assessment methodologies
• Build and nurture high-quality talent pipelines using creative sourcing strategies and market insights
• Act as a market expert advising leaders on talent trends compensation expectations and competitive positioning
• Drive complex offer negotiations and closing strategies for senior and hard-to-close candidates
• Partner closely with Talent leadership on capacity planning hiring prioritisation and operational improvements
• Contribute to employer branding and storytelling in the Web3 ecosystem

Requirements

• Proven experience hiring top-tier technical talent in competitive high-bar environments
• Experience leading mentoring or coaching recruiters and building high-performing recruiting teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence challenge and advise senior leaders
• Data-driven mindset with a focus on quality efficiency team performance and continuous improvement
• Comfortable balancing hands-on recruiting with people leadership in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
• Interest in or exposure to Web3 crypto or deeply technical domains
• Located in EST CT or MST time zones

Benefits

• Long-term incentives
• Comprehensive benefits